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Immanuel's veins

2010
Warrior Toma Nicolescu, having been sent by Catherine the Great to Moldavia to protect the Cantemir family, develops a relationship with Lucine, and, when Vlad van Valerik begins to court the young woman, Toma starts to think Vlad's intentions are not pure and struggles to determine if there is any truth behind his belief or if it is caused by jealousy.

Words will break cement

the passion of Pussy Riot
2014
An account of the feminist punk activists' act of political confrontation in Moscow, which made national headlines as they were punished for their act of defiance.

Dialogues with Solzhenitsyn

2007
A remarkable portrait showing the inner world of the great Russian writer, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The documentary is based on Sokurov's talks with Solzhenitsyn and his wife in their home near Moscow. The film's focus is not stirctly biographical;, the writer is of interest to the filmmaker more for his attitudes, thoughts and present life, than for his legendary past.

Kandinsky

2003
Examines the life and work of twentieth-century Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, generally regarded as an originator of abstract painting, and showcases some of his masterpieces.

Baba Yaga and the stolen baby

2007
Elena heads into the forest to retrieve her baby brother who has been stolen by the witch Baba Yaga, and as she journeys she stops to help other creatures that give her magical items she is going to need to get herself and the baby back home safely.

Peter and the wolf

Music Land, Symphony Hour.Walt Disney Home Video
Peter and the wolf features a boy and his animal friends who set out to capture an enemy wolf. Music land is a feud between the Isle of Jazz and the Land of Symphony. Symphony Hour features Goofy in a musical mishap.

El nabo gigante

2000
One of an old man's turnips grows to such an enormous size that he needs the help of his wife, a little girl, a dog, a cat, and a mouse to pull it up.

Read-along stories for stepping stones

Macmillan transitional reading program
1989
Contains four folk and fairytales.

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